OpenAI’s latest announcement introduces “fast mode” for GPT-5.6 Sol. ChatGPT developer OpenAI has cut the cost of its GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence (AI) models by as much as 80% and introduced faster processing for its premium model. This, as competition intensifies among AI providers to make enterprise AI more affordable and scalable. The company announced yesterday…
Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory. The company’s free cash flow, the cash it maintained after paying for operations and investments, came in at negative $5.9bn (£4.3bn) for the first time in at least…
A study conducted by Altron Digital Business (ADB) found that a staggering 88% of South African employees agree that technology enables them to do their best work. ADB concluded the benchmark study, focusing on how employees experience technology across eight major institutions in the financial services industry. The Employee Technology Experience Index (TEXI) measured employee…
Employees having to search for data they need to do their jobs costs businesses precious manhours. (Image source: 123RF) Organisations are losing an entire workday each week due to employees spending time searching for information needed to do their jobs, which is a growing concern, warns technology consultancy CMPNY. The consultancy cites research by global…
The price of letting an AI write your code is rising fast, and by 2028 it could rival what you pay the developer sitting next to it – sooner in lower-cost markets than in Silicon Valley. That is the warning from research firm Gartner, which predicts that AI coding costs will approach or surpass the…
Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) officially went live in South Africa, giving eager fans their first look at local pricing for what is expected to be one of the most lucrative video games of all time. The standard edition of the highly anticipated crime title is priced at R1,499, while the deluxe…
War in the Middle East is pushing up the price of bitumen, the material used to make asphalt and road surfaces – and the effects are being felt across Africa, where few countries produce their own. Higher costs and longer delivery times are forcing firms from Madagascar to Guinea to Cameroon to renegotiate contracts, absorb…
The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions. The BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the challenges facing this year’s tournament.
A customer shops for gold jewelry at a gold store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on June 3, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly four years in May, driven by surging raw material costs due to the Iran war and an artificial intelligence investment…
Geneva/Mogadishu — This is a summary of what was said by the UNICEF Chief of Global Transport and Logistics, Jean-Cedric Meeus – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva “Nearly 100 days into the latest Middle East escalation, the fallout extends far beyond…
